SMFS Members Published in Mystery Weekly Magazine: November 2020

Several SMFS list members are published in Mystery Weekly Magazine: November 2020. The read is available in both print and eBook from the publisher and at Amazon. The SMFS members in this issue are:  

 

Eve Fisher with ““The Devil In Salem Meadows.”

 

John Floyd with “The Barlow Boys.”

 

Rick Helms with “Low and Slow.”

 

Robert Mangeot with “Handed, On a Gold Plate.”

 

Synopsis:

“Bystander Boondoggle” by Carl Robinette: Down on his luck, he just wants to enjoy a quiet holiday alone in his shack, but his plans are thwarted by murder, intrigue and romance.

“Low And Slow” by Richard Helms: When hit men called The Conductors show up at Alvy's house looking for a satchel full of cash while he is smoking a pork shoulder in the back yard, Alvy serves up a few surprises before dinner.

“The Devil In Salem Meadows” by Eve Fisher: Professor John Franklin, debunker of occult phenomena, is in rehab after a bad car wreck. There he finds three witches who know an old spell that can cause death when chanted—and who like to chant a lot.

“Handed, On A Gold Plate” by Robert Mangeot: Wade angles to become a superstar pick four lotto auditor, one stage left camera flash at a time. First, he has two problems: finding his signature on-screen pose and maybe stumbling onto a rigging scheme.

“The Barlow Boys” by John M. Floyd: Ezra Barlow, a farmer in the depression-era South, is a loving father, but he's also a drunk and a gambler. When he winds up targeted for death by a gangster in nearby Shreveport, his two young sons realize it's up to them to save the family.

“Minuet At The Silver Goose” by Bob Williamson: Hospitals can a dangerous place if you're a murderous televangelist with a heart condition and the man who invented the heart monitor is just down the hall.

“Blind Alley” by Ellen Butler: Karina just wanted to get home to her boyfriend, but accidentally bouncing a blind man off her bumper puts a wrinkle in her evening plans.

“The Disappearances” by Neal Suit: A former Dallas detective turned small town Sheriff investigates a series of baffling abductions. It's as if people are vanishing in their homes. When the Sheriff uncovers the perpetrator, he has a unique if troubling solution.

Custom cover art by Robin Grenville-Evans. Lettering by Taylor Esposito.